Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Apr. 02, 2021
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies Litigation and Claims On December 31, 2020, Amir Sitabkhan filed a stockholder derivative complaint against certain members of our Board of Directors, Caren Mason, Stephen C. Farrell, John C. Moore, and Louis E. Silverman, as well as current Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Patrick F. Williams and former CFO Deborah Andrews in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiff alleges breaches of fiduciary duties by, among other things, allowing STAAR to disseminate misleading statements to investors regarding its sales and growth in China and overstating marketing and research and development expenses, failing to properly oversee the Company, and unjust enrichment. The complaint sought damages, restitution and governance reforms, attorneys’ fees, and costs. On January 21, 2021, the court granted the parties’ stipulation extending the time for defendants to respond to the complaint to March 8, 2021. On March 9, 2021, Mr. Sitabkhan’s counsel filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit, which dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice. Employment Agreements The Company’s Chief Executive Officer entered into an employment agreement with the Company, effective March 1, 2015. She and certain officers have as provisions of their agreements certain rights, including continuance of cash compensation and benefits, upon a “change in control,” which may include an acquisition of substantially all its assets, or termination “without cause or for good reason” as defined in the employment agreements.

Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2021

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation and Claims

On December 31, 2020, Amir Sitabkhan filed a stockholder derivative complaint against certain members of our Board of Directors, Caren Mason, Stephen C. Farrell, John C. Moore, and Louis E. Silverman, as well as current Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Patrick F. Williams and former CFO Deborah Andrews in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiff alleges breaches of fiduciary duties by, among other things, allowing STAAR to disseminate misleading statements to investors regarding its sales and growth in China and overstating marketing and research and development expenses, failing to properly oversee the Company, and unjust enrichment. The complaint sought damages, restitution and governance reforms, attorneys’ fees, and costs. On January 21, 2021, the court granted the parties’ stipulation extending the time for defendants to respond to the complaint to March 8, 2021. On March 9, 2021, Mr. Sitabkhan’s counsel filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit, which dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice.

Employment Agreements

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer entered into an employment agreement with the Company, effective March 1, 2015. She and certain officers have as provisions of their agreements certain rights, including continuance of cash compensation and benefits, upon a “change in control,” which may include an acquisition of substantially all its assets, or termination “without cause or for good reason” as defined in the employment agreements.